From e36b1544eb1b980ead0aeade61d01ec35dceea0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Brandes Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2024 17:01:44 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add info on new research on why moths circle lights --- Sample Models/Biology/Moths.nlogo | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Sample Models/Biology/Moths.nlogo b/Sample Models/Biology/Moths.nlogo index 2bd5ff10b..2b6ee60f7 100644 --- a/Sample Models/Biology/Moths.nlogo +++ b/Sample Models/Biology/Moths.nlogo @@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ This model offers only one set of rules for generating moths' circular flight ar Alternatively, can you imagine a way to model an earlier theory of moth behavior in which moths navigate straight lines by orienting themselves to the moon? Do rules that allow moths to navigate according to their position relative to the moon lead to the observed circling behavior around light sources that are much, much closer than the far-away moon? +More recent research shows that the problem is three dimensional in nature. Moths orient themselves so that their backs are to a salient light source. Typically this source is above. This defines the plane in which they fly. However with human light sources they keep turning in order to stay oriented, which causes them to fly in a circle. Can you model this using NetLogo 3D? + ## NETLOGO FEATURES This model creates a field of light across the patches, using `scale-color` to display the value, and the moths use `face` and `max-one-of` to traverse the light field. @@ -350,6 +352,8 @@ Ants, Ant Lines, Fireflies, Flocking Adams, C. (1989). Why are moths attracted to bright lights? Retrieved May 1, 2005, from https://www.straightdope.com/21342222/why-are-moths-attracted-to-bright-lights +Fabian, S.T., Sondhi, Y., Allen, P.E. et al. Why flying insects gather at artificial light. Nat Commun 15, 689 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44785-3 + ## HOW TO CITE If you mention this model or the NetLogo software in a publication, we ask that you include the citations below.